Benjamin M. Golder | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Edmonds |
| Succeeded by | George W. Edmonds |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1916–1924 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1891-12-23)December 23, 1891 Alliance, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 30, 1946(1946-12-30) (aged 55) |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Law School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Benjamin Martin Golder (December 23, 1891 – December 30, 1946) was aRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives, representing theCommonwealth of Pennsylvania's Fourth District.[1][2][3][4]
Benjamin Golder was born inAlliance, New Jersey (inPittsgrove Township, New Jersey). He moved with his parents toPhiladelphia in 1893. He graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1913.[5][6]
He enlisted in theNaval Aviation Service duringWorld War I and was honorably discharged asensign after theArmistice. He became a member of thePennsylvania State House of Representatives, serving from 1916 to 1924.[7][8]
He was elected in 1924 as a Republican to the69th Congress, and represented Pennsylvania's Fourth District.[9] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932 and for election in 1940. He resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia until theSecond World War. He was commissioned a captain in theUnited States Army on February 5, 1943, and served until discharged as a lieutenant colonel on July 1, 1945.[10][11]
In 1930, he marriedPeggy Mastbaum,[12] daughter ofEtta Wedell Mastbaum andJules E. Mastbaum. Golder was the younger brother of historianFrank A. Golder (1877–1929), an academic expert on the history ofImperial Russia.[13]
He died at his home in Philadelphia on December 30, 1946, following a brief illness,[14][15][16] and was buried at that city's Mount Sinai Cemetery.[17][18][19]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 4th congressional district 1925–1933 | Succeeded by George W. Edmonds |
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